MANILA – Taekwondo jins from Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers New Gen recently dominated an online poomsae tournament garnering a total of 30 medals – 12 golds, 12 bronzes and six silvers.
Jamie Hannah Agaloos, Christelle Avancena, Julian Ignatius Sabay, Christophe Avanceña, Francine Launio, Diego Cristales and Arthur Diaz took home golds.
Bagging silver medals were Nieka Ferrer, Kenjie Aunzo, Manuel Machado III, and Leigh Andee Rodriguez while bronze winners were Alexander Marañon, Willroid Paz, Ianne Treyes, Prince Fiel Delas Alas, and John William Torres.
Netting goals in speed kicking were Christelle and Christophe Avanceña, Launio, Treyes, and Cipriano Lumanog while capturing silvers were Sabay and Machado.
Settling for bronze medal finish in speed kicking were Marañon, Ferrer, Delas Alas, Diaz, Aunzo, and Theressha Avanceña.
“At the very beginning of the pandemic, our priority was how to make the children’’s dead-time productive. Winning was only secondary,” said Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers New Gen coach Jean Pierre Sabido.
“But, through our combined efforts, we finished with the highest medal tally and the most number of gold medals in the online tournament,” he added.
